LibGuides: Urban Studies (Yale-NUS College): Regional Organisations/Sources

General Data Sources

CIA World Factbook Provides information on the history, people, government, economy, geography, communications, transportation, military, and transnational issues for 267 world entities.
Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research Includes an extensive collection of numeric files in the social sciences, with emphasis on demography, economics and labor, political and social behavior, family life, and health.
Correlates of War Facilitate the collection, dissemination, and use of accurate and reliable quantitative data in international relations.
Database Developing World Analyzing and monitoring large-scale demographic, socio-economic, behavioral, political, cultural, health, institutional and environmental changes taking place throughout the developing world.
EIU Country Unbiased, in-depth analysis of current political, policy and economic trends, quarterly and annual statistics with at least 150 data points picked from the most reliable sources, objective and impartial coverage for more than 200 countries worldwide.
Eurostat Statistical office of the European Union situated in Luxembourg. Its task is to provide the European Union with statistics at European level that enable comparisons between countries and regions.
Food and Agricultural Organization of the U.S. - Statistics Division
General International Data Page - U. of North Texas Personal site of Prof. Paul Hensel. Lists data sources for a variety of international organizations. Helpful!
Global Financial Development - World Bank Extensive dataset of financial system characteristics for 203 economies. The database includes measures of (1) size of financial institutions and markets (financial depth), (2) degree to which individuals can and do use financial services (access), (3) efficiency of financial intermediaries and markets in intermediating resources and facilitating financial transactions (efficiency), and (4) stability of financial institutions and markets (stability).
Global Health Observatory (through the World Health Organization) Provides access to over 50 datasets on priority health topics including mortality and burden of diseases, the Millennium Development Goals (child nutrition, child health, maternal and reproductive health, immunization, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, neglected diseases, water and sanitation), non communicable diseases and risk factors, epidemic-prone diseases, health systems, environmental health, violence and injuries, equity among others.
Human Development Reports (UN) Includes reports and data on various aspects of human development including: gender, poverty, education, inequality, CO2 emissions and more.
IMF - International Financial Data
Integrated Network for Societal Conflict Research (INSCR)
Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) Advances and expands social and behavioral research, acting as a global leader in data stewardship and providing rich data resources and responsive educational opportunities.
International Debt Statistics - World Bank
International Labor Comparisons
The Military Balance Updated data on the military organisations, equipment inventories and defence budgets of 171 countries.
National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Although a U.S. institution, includes international data.
National Statistical Offices Directory of National Statistical Offices around the world.
Penn World Tables Provides purchasing power parity and national income accounts converted to international prices for 189 countries for some or all of the years 1950-2007.
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) Contains high-quality, up-to-date and clearly documented information in areas such as: conflicts, arms transfers and military expenditure, hard facts on states and international organizations, economic and social statistics, as well as chronologies.
UK Data Service A unified point of access to data from ESDS, Census Programme, Secure Data Service and others.
UN Comtrade
United Nations Statistical Databases Statistical resources of the UN system launched by the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA).
WHO Factsheets
World Bank Open Data Free and open access to data about development in countries around the globe.
World Development Indicators Provides free and open access to a comprehensive set of data about development in countries around the globe, together with other datasets cited in the data catalog.

Data Sources By Region

United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) Statistical Database
Platform for compilation and dissemination of data on various socio-economic indicators on African countries. It holds data on a wide range of indicators covering various areas such as Population, Education, Health, National Accounts, Agriculture, Mining, Energy, Environment, Tourism, Trade as well as Millennium Development Goals indicators.
ECA Sub-Regional Offices
Objectives of this sub-programme are to promote the harmonization of national policies in various sectors in support of integration efforts towards the consolidation of sub-regional economic communities (RECs) in the overall framework of the African Union (AU), and facilitate the attainment of the goals set by the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD).
African Union
Promotes and protects human and peoples' rights in accordance with the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights and other relevant human rights instruments, as well as establish the necessary conditions which enable the continent to play its rightful role in the global economy and in international negotiations.
African Development Bank
Helps reduce poverty, improve living conditions for Africans and mobilize resources for the continent’s economic and social development.
Economic Community of West African States
Regional group of fifteen countries, founded in 1975. Its mission is to promote economic integration in "all fields of economic activity, particularly industry, transport, telecommunications, energy, agriculture, natural resources, commerce, monetary and financial questions, social and cultural matters."
African Economic Research Commission
Public not-for-profit organization devoted to the advancement of economic policy research and training in sub-Saharan Africa.
Worldwide NGO Directory
Click on the appropriate "Africa" regions displayed under the World Map to filter down to African organisations.

United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
ESCAP is the regional development arm of the United Nations for the Asia-Pacific region, made up of 53 Member States and 9 Associate Members,
UN ESCAP Statistical Database
Online statistical database providing a regional perspective on development issues in Asia and the Pacific. Contains approximately 630 data series and is updated twice a year.
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Cooperative, multilateral economic and trade forum committed to reducing barriers to trade and investment without requiring its members to enter into legally binding obligations.
Asia Cooperation Dialogue
Aims to constitute the missing link in Asia by incorporating every Asian country and building an Asian Community without duplicating other organizations or creating a bloc against others.
Asia Development Bank
Multilateral development bank, dedicated to reducing poverty in Asia and the Pacific region through inclusive economic growth, environmentally sustainable growth, and regional integration.
Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)
Works to accelerate the economic growth, social progress and cultural development in the region through joint endeavours in the spirit of equality and partnership in order to strengthen the foundation for a prosperous and peaceful community of Southeast Asian Nations.
Commonwealth of Independent States
Loose organization of former Soviet Republics. Their site collects primarily economic and financial statistics and provides related links.
South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC)
Promote active collaboration and mutual assistance in the economic, social, cultural, technical and scientific fields among South Asian countries.
Worldwide NGO Directory
Click on the appropriate "Asia" & "Oceania" regions displayed under the World Map to filter down to Asian and Pacific organisations.

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
Promotes pan-European economic integration.
UNECE Statistical Database
Provides country overviews and indicators on gender, transportation, economics and forestry.
European Union - official website
Economic and political partnership between 28 European countries.
Eurostat
Statistical office of the European Union situated in Luxembourg. Its task is to provide the European Union with statistics at European level that enable comparisons between countries and regions.
Council of Europe
Seeks to develop throughout Europe common and democratic principles based on the European Convention on Human Rights and other reference texts on the protection of individuals.
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Multilateral development bank founded in 1991, using investment as a tool to build market economies.
Organization for Security and Co-Operation in Europe (OSCE)
OSCE's comprehensive view of security covers three “dimensions”: the politico-military; the economic and environmental; and the human. Comprised of 57 participating states.
Worldwide NGO Directory
Click on the appropriate "Europe" regions displayed under the World Map to filter down to European organisations.

Economic Commission for Latin America & the Caribbean (ECLAC or CEPAL)
Works to gather, organize, interpret and disseminate information and data relating to the economic and social development of the region.
ECLAC Data and Statistics
A number of information systems related to economic and social development in the Latin American and Caribbean region, including CEPAL-STAT.
Organization of American States
Brings together all 35 independent states of the Americas. Uses a four-pronged approach to effectively implement its essential purposes, based on its main pillars: democracy, human rights, security, and development.
Inter-American Development Bank (IADB)
The leading source of development financing for Latin America and the Caribbean, with a strong commitment to achieve measurable results, increased integrity, transparency and accountability.
IADB Data and Statistics
Compiled and organized more than 1,000 searchable statistics and indicators for countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, creating a comprehensive dataset for the region.
Association of Caribbean States
Has identified 5 areas of concern: preservation and conservation of the Caribbean Sea; Sustainable Tourism; Trade and Economic External Relations; Natural disasters; and Transport.
Worldwide NGO Directory
Click on the appropriate "South America", "Central America", & "Caribbean" regions displayed under the World Map to filter down to Latin American organisations.